City of Colonial Heights, VA Senior Citizens Advisory Committee

[Amended 6-9-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12; 4-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-6]

There shall be a Senior Citizens Advisory Committee consisting of eleven members, each of whom shall be a qualified voter of the City of Colonial Heights and of whom one shall be a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, one shall be a member of the Senior Citizens Club of Colonial Heights, one shall be a member of City Council (Councilman), one shall be a representative of the City of Colonial Heights to the Board of Directors of the Crater District Area Agency on Aging (Crater Director), and seven shall be members-at-large. The Director of Recreation and Parks (Recreation Director) shall serve as an ex officio member. The Crater Director and the Councilman shall be appointed by Council for terms concurrent with their terms in those offices, and all other members shall be appointed by Council for terms of two years; provided, however, that the member in office on January 1, 1987, and the member appointed by Resolution No. 87-13 shall remain in office for the remainder of their terms, and provided further that on June 9, 1987, two members shall be appointed for one-year terms, expiring December 31, 1987; three members shall be appointed for two-year terms, expiring December 31, 1988; and one member shall be appointed from the membership of the Senior Citizens Club for a one-year term, expiring December 31, 1987. Thereafter, except as provided for the Crater Director and the Councilman, their successors shall be appointed for full terms of two years.

In the event that there shall be no qualified voter of the City in a position or class entitled to representation hereunder, the Council shall appoint an additional at-large member to the Committee to serve until there is a qualified voter of the City in said position or class or until the passage of two years, whichever shall first occur.

A majority of the members of the Committee entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for conducting business.

Except as otherwise provided herein, in the case of a vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee, whether caused by death, resignation or otherwise, the Council shall appoint a successor to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose office is so vacated. In the case of a vacancy in a position to which the Crater Director or the Councilman are entitled hereunder, the Council shall appoint a successor whose term shall be concurrent with his term in that office. The Council, in its discretion, shall have the power and authority to remove any member of the Committee for misconduct or neglect of duty. The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation for their service on the Committee.

The members of the Committee, immediately after their appointment and in the month of January every second year thereafter, shall meet, elect from their number a Chairman and adopt rules and procedures as they deem necessary. The Committee shall meet at least once each quarter.

[Amended 5-9-1984 by Ord. No. 84-20; 6-9-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12]

It shall be the continuing duty of the Committee to offer advice on the operation of the senior citizen addition to the community center and to offer advice on services and programs to be provided in its use; to investigate, study, consider, evaluate and report to the Recreation Director concerning the provision of services to senior citizens by the City and the impact of City programs on senior citizens; and to provide a public forum through which the provision of services to senior citizens can be coordinated.

Recommendations of the Committee shall require approval, as otherwise required by law.